The Chiba Lotte Marines announced that they came to terms with twenty-five-year-old pitcher Dae-Eun Rhee. The two sides reportedly agreed to a one-year deal worth an estimated fifty-four million yen. He has not yet been assigned a uniform number.

The Marines also announced that they signed former Yokohama Bay Star Kuan-Yu Chen (24). Chen attended tryouts with the team in November and passed. He agreed to a one-year deal worth an estimated six million yen.

The Chiba Lotte Marines may be close to finalizing a contract with twenty-five-year-old pitcher Dae-Eun Rhee. He may have also already checked out the facilities at QVC Marine. Lotte sees Rhee as an arm for the starting rotation.